Aaron Ford

Democratic · NV · Attorney General of Nevada

Aaron Ford is the Democratic Attorney General of Nevada, in office since 2019, and the 2026 Democratic nominee for Governor.

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record),

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Environment and Public Health · 1 support

Settled Nevada's lawsuit against the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, which agreed to restart stalled reviews of National Institutes of Health medical research grants on a set timeline. Sixteen states brought the case; three canceled grants had cost UNLV researchers about $2.4 million.
December 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ag.nv.gov

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

Joined 10 other state attorneys general and Kentucky's governor in suing the federal government over new immigration-related conditions and changed spending deadlines placed on Nevada's $4.2 million emergency management grant and $15.3 million homeland security grant. The suit asked a federal court to block those conditions and restore the original grant terms.
December 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ag.nv.gov

Public Education Quality · 1 support

Attorney General Ford announced an agreement with the federal administration to protect education funding related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.
February 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: ag.nv.gov

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support

Sued on August 27, 2026, with 22 other states, to block new federal conditions on Title X family planning money. The conditions would cut funding to states and providers that keep nondiscrimination policies, and Title X pays for family planning, cancer screening and other preventive care.
August 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ag.nv.gov

Data Privacy · 1 support

Attorney General Ford announced Nevada had joined a cyber task force focused on protecting state systems and coordinating cybersecurity enforcement and information-sharing.
January 7, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: ag.nv.gov

Civil Rights · 3 support

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar announced a federal-court victory permanently blocking provisions of an executive order affecting voter registration, election funding, and ballot counting; Nevada co-led the multistate challenge.
June 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: ag.nv.gov
Attorney General Ford joined a coalition opposing rollback of federal fair-housing regulations, preserving protections against housing discrimination and supporting enforcement of federal fair-housing requirements.
February 12, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: ag.nv.gov
Attorney General Ford announced the inaugural meeting of Nevada’s Hate Crimes Task Force, an interagency and community effort addressing hate-motivated crimes and reporting.
February 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: ag.nv.gov

Corporate Accountability · 5 support

Attorney General Ford announced a nearly $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG over emissions fraud, securing financial relief and accountability for alleged misconduct.
December 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ag.nv.gov
As Nevada Attorney General, championed Assembly Bill 44 (2025) to prohibit price-fixing on essential goods; the bill passed the legislature and was vetoed by the governor.
July 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: regulatoryoversight.com
Announced a settlement in which Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay Nevada about $193 million over its role in the opioid epidemic.
June 7, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ag.nv.gov
Announced a $151 million opioid settlement with CVS.
May 16, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: fox5vegas.com
Announced that Nevada would receive about $285.2 million to fight the opioid epidemic, from settlements with the three largest drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson plus a federal grant.
January 4, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ag.nv.gov

General · 3 records

Received former President Barack Obama's endorsement for governor in a video message.
October 14, 2026
Source: fox5vegas.com
Won a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on August 28, 2026 that Nevada's gaming laws apply to sports-event contracts sold by Kalshi, Crypto.com and Robinhood. The court ruled 3-0 against the argument that federal commodities regulation displaced state gaming law.
August 28, 2026
Source: ag.nv.gov
His office obtained grand jury indictments of six Nevada Republicans, including the state party chair, on felony charges for submitting a false 2020 presidential elector certificate.
December 6, 2023
Source: nbcnews.com